..Urachal carcinomas are rare tumors, and the majority of them are adenocarcinomas. Up to now, only 21 urachal urothelial carcinomas (UCas) have been reported. Here, we describe a case of high grade UCa arising from the urachal remnants...

Nested variant of transitional cell carcinoma with osseous metaplasia of the urinary bladder: a case report and review of published reports

..The case was presented to emphasize the importance of the antibody to mast cell tryptase in the diagnosis of mastocytosis and to discuss problems of differential diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis...

Prevalence of prostate cancer in high boron-exposed population: a community-based study

..This study is aimed to investigate abnormal expression of the Rb protein (pRb), p16(INK4a) (p16) and cyclin D1 in colorectal adenomas and adenocarcinomas and to assess the possible alterations in Rb pathway in colorectal carcinogenesis...

..R334Q mutation in all affected family members. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a patient with Blau syndrome accompanied by chronic renal failure and renal carcinoma...

..Perfusion CT (pCT) provides the ability to detect regional and global alterations in organ blood flow. The purpose of the study was to describe hepatic perfusion changes in experimental acute pancreatitis model with pCT...

..This case report might provide evidence that antiangiogenic agents may be active in any histological type of renal cell carcinoma. However, there are no available data to demonstrate the duration of response and survival benefit...

..The decision for exenteration often depends on the judgment of the treating otolaryngologist. The authors report their experience and outline that orbital exenteration may not be mandatory in all cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis...

..PUNLMP has been shown to be the least reproducible component of a combined scoring system even among experienced observers. Exclusion of PUNLMP from grading scheme seems to improve interobserver variability...